Is expiation obligatory upon one who intended an oath in his heart (without uttering it) and then broke this commitment?
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If an oath is not uttered, then there is nothing binding upon a person, according to the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: “Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah what they whisper to themselves, as long as they do not speak of it or act upon it.” Uttering the oath is a pillar for its validity.
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